NDLEA

NDLEA Moves to Benin-City Airport to Tackle Drug Trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will commence comprehensive anti-narcotic operations at the Benin-City Airport, a move aimed at fortifying the state’s defenses against drug trafficking. The development follows a productive visit by the NDLEA Edo State Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) General Manager, Mr. Akinbinu Felix. As […]

Airlines

Ambitious Leap of United Nigeria Airlines

One major challenge faced by Nigerian carriers is capacity, which has to do with how to build up fleet, and increase the number of seats to meet the demand of air travellers at fair price. This became a protracted challenge since 2015 and was continuously exacerbated by high exchange rate, stringent insurance conditions on aircraft […]

IMMIGRATION

Despite Improved Efforts, Applicants Squeak over Cumbersome E-visa, Passport Renewal Processes

Although the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has significantly improved the processes of obtaining e-visa and passport renewal in order to encourage investors and others travelling to Nigeria, complaints persist over the difficulties encountered in the processes, a development that is giving intending travellers a serious concern. For instance, the applicants said it takes too long […]

Airlines

Flight Delay Mitigation, Cancellations: Air Peace Places Three Aircraft on Standby

•Secures approval from UK authorities for direct Abuja-London Heathrow flight Nigeria’s major carrier Air Peace has taken a radical step to significantly curb flight delays and cancellations in its operations and has placed three aircraft on standby to be deployed whenever any aircraft on duty is interrupted by bird strike, technical problem or other issues […]